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Islamic Azad University, Arak

In research, Islamic Azad University, Arak stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,856 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,625 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,828 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Civil and Structural Engineering — Clinical Psychology is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,554
of 28,054 · #9,369 all time
Rank in Iran
#188
of 301
Research works
2.5k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Arak known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,856 of 12,888 10.3%269 #5376
EngineeringField #4,625 of 6,636 8.8%115 #4695
Social SciencesDomain #9,828 of 10,521 4.6%122 #11978

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Arak sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#5,376 #5,856
  2. Engineering#4,695 #4,625
  3. Social Sciences#11,978 #9,828
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Islamic Azad University, Arak specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 28.7 works5.7×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 31.2 works5.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.40× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.54× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.58× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.05× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.28× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University, Arak?

Ranked on the composite score, Davood Ghanbari, Azam Marjani and Али Ниази lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Arak.

  1. 1 Davood Ghanbari Iran · #169,566 worldwide 107 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Azam Marjani Iran · #400,071 worldwide 334 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Али Ниази Iran · #430,407 worldwide 80 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Goodarzi Iran · #577,127 worldwide 75 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Sheila Shahidi Iran · #683,846 worldwide 81 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Majid Ramezani Iran · #994,666 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 R Vafaei Shoushtari Iran · #1,010,470 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Javad Akbari Torkestani Iran · #1,118,136 worldwide 53 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Abbas Karimi Iran · #1,132,703 worldwide 30 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Izadikhah Iran · #1,215,399 worldwide 75 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Arak

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Arak?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Self-Efficacy, Heavy Metals, Depression, Stress, Emotion Regulation and Coping Strategies.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health28▲ 4.0×18 topics
  2. Social Support21▲ 7.7×9 topics
  3. Machine Learning17◆ 1.10×32 topics
  4. Depression17▲ 3.9×15 topics
  5. Climate Change16▲ 1.20×34 topics
  6. Environmental Impact15▲ 1.87×27 topics
  7. Sustainability15▲ 1.24×33 topics
  8. Self-Efficacy14▲ 11×7 topics
  9. Stress12▲ 6.9×7 topics
  10. Heavy Metals12▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Quality of Life12▲ 1.73×10 topics
  12. Renewable Energy11▲ 1.60×23 topics
  13. Toxicity11▲ 5.1×12 topics
  14. Emotion Regulation11▲ 7.1×6 topics
  15. Nanomaterials10▲ 1.91×11 topics
  16. Catalysis10▲ 3.0×20 topics
  17. Coping Strategies10▲ 7.8×6 topics
  18. Heat Transfer9▲ 3.8×12 topics
  19. Risk Management9▲ 3.9×11 topics
  20. Resilience9▲ 3.9×9 topics
  21. Water Resources8▲ 6.9×5 topics
  22. Artificial Neural Networks8▲ 3.5×7 topics
  23. Bioavailability8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  24. Contamination8▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Pollution8▲ 8.1×4 topics
  26. Remediation8▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Health Risk7▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Soil7▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Nursing7▲ 8.0×3 topics
  30. Elderly7▲ 5.8×2 topics
  31. Educational Achievement7▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Job Stress7▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Liquefaction6▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Tunnel6▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Adolescent Development6▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Attachment5▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Marital Quality5▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Relationships5▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Geosynthetics5▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Parenting5▲ 7.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University, Arak publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Heavy metals in environment, Health and Well-being Studies, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization.

Heavy metals in environment: 7 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 7 fractional worksAttachment and Relations…5Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…4Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 4 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…4Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…3Photonic and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …3Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…3Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 3 fractional works
PollutionClinical PsychologySocial PsychologyCivil and Structural Engineering2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 7 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  10. 10 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University, Arak's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.